#Marco Pirroni

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Round Two

Adam and the Ants

Defeated opponents: The Tubes

Formed in: 1977

Genres: new wave, post punk, punk rock, alternative rock 

Lineup: Adam Ant – vocals, bass, harmonica

Marco Pirroni – guitar

Chris "Merrick" Hughes– drums, production, acoustic guitar

Terry Lee Miall – drums

Gary Tibbs – bass

Albums from the 80s: 

Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980)

Prince Charming (1981)

Propaganda: Though they are best known as the starting point for familiar (heartthrob) solo artist Adam Ant, the original band featured most of his best and most interesting music.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Defeated opponents: Twisted Sister

Formed in: 1976

Genres: Rock, punk, new wave, power pop, jangle pop, blues rock

Lineup: Tom Petty – lead and backing vocals, guitars

Mike Campbell – lead guitar, koto, keyboards, dulcimer, mandolin, ukulele, percussion

Benmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, vibraphone, synthesizer

Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals

Stan Lynch – drums, percussion

Albums from the 80s:

Hard Promises (1981)

Long After Dark (1982)

Southern Accents (1985)

Pack Up the Plantation: Live! (1985)

Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) (1987)

Propaganda: 

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Let's talk about…

"STAND AND DELIVER"

🌟 "Stand and Deliver" is a song by British new wave band Adam and the Ants, released as the lead single from their third studio album, Prince Charming (1981). It was the band's first No. 1 hit in the UK. The phrase "stand and deliver — your money or your life", used in the lyrics, is commonly associated with highwaymen in 18th century England.

‘Adam already had this idea about a highwayman. He'd gone off in the kitchen to make some tea and by the time he'd come back I'd come up with the “galloping” verse. The verse is the same as the chorus, but there is a little descending bit which he came up with. And then there's the verse and different key for the guitar solo. Adam came up with the “Da diddley qa qa” lyric. He'd had that line knocking about for ages.'

-Marco Pirroni.

Adam picks up the conversation: 'Marco and I wrote the music together and I wrote the lyrics and top line. My inspiration for the song came from the idea of the heroic English antihero highwayman holding up a stagecoach, but stealing people's attention instead of their valuables.'

‘I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.’ Adam explains.

‘A revolution took place in the early 80s. Music suddenly had to look as provocative as it sounded.’

-Adam Ant.

‘We wrote "Stand and Deliver" and Prince Charming at the same time,’ says Pirroni. ‘Before I even picked up the guitar, I knew they were going to be No.1. That wasn’t me being arrogant. In my head it was just a fact.’

🌟 Marco Pirroni recalls going round to Adam’s house in Kensington to write "Stand and Deliver".

🌟 "Stand and Deliver" earned Adam and Marco an Ivor Novello award in 1982. It is published by SONY/ATV Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing.

And here the video!

🔫Stand and Deliver🔫

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Marco Pirroni & Adam Ant Soho, London circa 1981. Image by Janette Beckman.

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Sinead O'Connor - Jump In The River (Official Music Video)

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Rema-Rema - Entry

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19 year old Siouxsie Sioux at her first ever gig at the 100 Club Punk Special on September 20th 1976. photo taken by Barry Plumber

Siouxsie formed her band The Banshees (at the time consisting of Steve Severin, Sid Vicious, and Marco Pirroni) only a few days before the 100 Club Punk Special after being told by Malcolm McLaren that there was a need for one more band

There was a vacant space for a group, and it was being discussed at Louise’s. Perhaps someone had pulled out. Malcolm was saying, ‘We need another band’, and I volunteered. ‘We’ve got a band.’ And we hadn’t, we spent the night trying to find a band. - Siouxsie Sioux, The England's Dreaming Tapes

since The Banshees had no songs of their own, their set consisted of a 20 minute improvisation based on the Lord's Prayer and a few covers of 'uncool' songs just to infuriate the audience

It was taking the piss out of all the things we hated. Whether Marco put it in for whatever reason, and me wailing over the top of it, not singing the lyrics but singing ‘Knocking on Heaven’s Door’ to ‘Smoke on the Water’ and ‘The Lord’s Prayer’, and Steve trying to find how to turn his bass on, or something. And Sid with this bull-dozer rhythm, relentless banging. [...] We expected to be stopped by outside forces. We didn’t envisage being able to get away with it, really. One of the songs was ‘She Loves You’, and also ‘Young Love’ by the Bay City Rollers. What song do you really hate? What would you like to throw in as a shock tactic? What can we mutilate and destroy? It was all our least favourite things. - Siouxsie Sioux, The England's Dreaming Tapes

The Banshees were meant to split up after the gig but they were asked to play more so Siouxsie and Severin decided to commit to being musicians and asked Kenny Morris and Peter Fenton to come aboard. the rest is punk/goth history!

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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Severin, Sid Vicious (on drums) and Marco Pirroni. Siouxsie and the Banshees first gig at the 100 club, London – 1976.

Photo by Ray Stevenson.

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Release: February 5, 1990

Lyrics:

Once is never enough

Never is never was

Here and now is all that counts

Here and now in large amounts

Be beautiful but shut up

The going can be real tough

You can keep your fancy bars

Clubby friends and fast cars

And when the going gets hard

You can eat your credit cards

I really tried to fight it

But what the hell I like it

There is always room at the top

Don't let them tell you there is not

Made in England born and bred

An eighteenth century brain

In a twenty-first century head

Room at the top - so eighteenth century

Room at the top - so eighteenth century

Room at the top

There's always room

Songwriter:

If some of this fits you

Or like the things that you might do

It's the pleasure and the pain

That makes us do it all again

They say

Be beautiful and shut up

The going can be real tough

Adam Ant / Marco Pirroni / Andre Cymone

SongFacts:

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Hompeage:

Adam Ant

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Billy Idol and Siouxsie Sioux reunited for the first time in 32 years! The iconic pair who were the core of the mythical gang of freak kids who followed the early Pistols around reunited just before the Cruel World festival in Pasadena this weekend. Billy himself was nearly a temporary Banshee who was meant to play the band’s debut gig at 1976’s 100 Club Punk Festival before getting Marco Pirroni (Adam and the Ants) to replace him. (Future Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious played drums.)

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Sinéad O'Connor - Mandinka (1987) Sinéad O'Connor from: "The Lion and the Cobra" (LP) "Mandinka" / "Drink Before The War" (Single)

Alternative | Indie Rock

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Personnel: Sinéad O'Connor: Lead Vocals / Electric Guitar / Backing Vocals Marco Pirroni: Guitar (Acoustic and Electric) Mike Clowes: Keyboards Richard "Spike" Holifield: Bass John Reynolds: Drum / Drum Machine

Arranged by Sinéad O’Connor Produced by Sinéad O'Connor / Kevin Moloney

Recorded: @ Oasis Studios in Camden, London England UK 1986–1987

Album Released: on November 4, 1987

Ensign Records (UK) Chrysalis Records (US)

Single Released: on December 1, 1987 (UK) on December 29, 1987 (US)

Ensign Records (UK) Chrysalis Records (US)

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Round Three of The Hottest 80s Band Tournament

Metallica 

Defeated opponents: W.A.S.P., Stray Cats

Formed in: 1981

Genres: heavy metal, thrash metal 

Lineup: James Hetfield- vocals, guitar

Kirk Hammett- guitar

Cliff Burton- bass

Lars Ulrich- drums

Albums from the 80s: 

Kill 'Em All (1983)

Ride the Lightning (1984)

Master of Puppets (1986)

...And Justice for All (1988)

Propaganda: 

Adam and the Ants

Defeated opponents: The Tubes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Formed in: 1977

Genres: new wave, post punk, punk rock, alternative rock 

Lineup: Adam Ant – vocals, bass, harmonica

Marco Pirroni – guitar

Chris "Merrick" Hughes– drums, production, acoustic guitar

Terry Lee Miall – drums

Gary Tibbs – bass

Albums from the 80s: 

Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980)

Prince Charming (1981)

Propaganda: Though they are best known as the starting point for familiar (heartthrob) solo artist Adam Ant, the original band featured most of his best and most interesting music.

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Adam and The Ants - Antmusic (1980) Adam Ant / Marco Pirroni from: “Kings of the Wild Frontier” (LP) “Antmusic” / “Fall-In” (Single)

New Wave | Post-Punk | New Romantic

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Album Personnel: Adam Ant: Vocals / Acoustic Guitar / Piano / Harmonica Marco Pirroni: Electric Guitar Kevin Mooney: Bass Merrick (Chris Hughes): Drums Terry Lee Miall: Drums

Produced by Chris Hughes

Album Recorded: @ Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, UK February, 18 - August, 30 1980

Album Released: on November 7, 1980

Single Released: November 28, 1980

Epic Records (UK) CBS Epic (International)

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NEVER FORGET HOW THE GREAT SIXTIES MUTATED INTO A CRUCIAL LOOK SUCH AS THIS ONE.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on the quintessential face of first wave UK punk rock -- Soo "Catwoman" Lucas, photographed by Peter Marlow at the Roxy Club, London, England, c. 1976.

WE HEART THIS: "How did you get involved with the punk scene, and at what age?"

SOO LUCAS: "I had always been aware that I was an "odd one out" due to my dress sense and hairstyles and it was apparently my appearance that prompted an invite from a girl who approached me one Saturday during the Summer of 1976 when I was out shopping with Marco Pirroni (of ADAM AND THE ANTS).

She invited me to Club Louise that night in Poland Street, London. It was there that I met Sid and John for the first time. I was 21."

WE HEART THIS: "Who did you really enjoy hanging out with back then?"

SOO: "Sid and John in the early days, before they were famous. I hung out a lot with Sid on his own too but he was always happier when John was around. They were like a comedy double act and both had a great sense of humour.

They seemed to know what each other were thinking. Despite the seriousness that comes across in the old pictures and footage of that time – it was also very light-hearted and a lot of fun."

Sources: https://twitter.com/YourWullie/status/1282403111747891202/photo/1 & https://weheartthis.com/an-interview-with-soo-catwoman-part-1.

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Sid Vicious, Steven Severin, Siouxsie (and Marco Pirroni not pictured) in the first incarnation of Siouxsie And The Banshees at The 100 Club Punk Festival, London, September 20th & 21st, 1976.

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The original line up of Siouxsie and The Banshees that played the 100 Club London in September 1976. Sid Vicious (on drums), Steve Severin (bass), Marco Pirroni (guitar) and Siouxsie. Sorry no credit

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